Palm Springs, CA 2027March 25 - 27, 2027
Original price was: $1,045.00.$945.00Current price is: $945.00.
Topics:
Emergency Critical Care - Dr. Lisa Powell
Emergency Critical Care - Dr. Lenore Bacek
Learn from two experts in Emergency Critical Care and expand your knowledge in Palm Springs CA. Earn 15 hours of high quality practical Veterinary Continuing Education while enjoying an unforgettable destination getaway!
March 25, 2027
12:15-12:50pm PST REGISTRATION: Sign In and Pick a Seat!
12:50-1pm Welcome
1-1:50 pm
2–2:50pm
3-3:50pm
3:50-4:10pm BREAK AND SNACK
4:10-5pm
5:10-6pm
6:15-7:15 WELCOME RECEPTION
March 26, 2027
7-8am PST BREAKFAST BUFFET for Attendees
8-8:50am
9-9:50am
10-10:50am
10:50-11:10am BREAK AND SNACK
11:10–12noon
12:10-1pm
1pm Enjoy Palm Springs!
March 27, 2027
7-8am PST BREAKFAST BUFFET for Attendees
8-8:50am
9-9:50am
10-10:50am
10:50-11:10am BREAK AND SNACK
11:10–12noon
12:10-1pm
1pm Vet Vacation CE Conference Concludes: BOOK YOUR NEXT VACATIONCE!
Your Destination
Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel
Referring Code/Group Name: VETVCE-ECC Program March 24-27, 2027
Room Rate: $299+ 16.5% tax double occupancy
PARKING:
Daily parking complimentary. Overnight parking $25 per night reduced from $35
Accommodations are limited at this special rate. Please book and register early! The room rate is available 3 nights before and after the conference based on availability at the time of booking.
Getting There
Fly to (PSP) Palm Springs International Airport 1.5 mi W
Fly to (LAX) Los Angelos International Airport 124.0 mi E
Vet Vacation Registration
If you haven't already registered for your vet vacation, take a moment to register for your vet vacation now. Registration for the continuing education is separate from your hotel reservation.
Emergency Critical Care
Lisa Powell DVM, DACVECC
Dr. Lisa Powell graduated veterinary school from Texas A&M in 1995, completed a small animal rotating internship at the AMC in NYC in 1996, and then went on to a residency in small animal emergency and critical care at Tufts University, finishing in 1999. She became board certified in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 2000. Following residency, Dr. Powell joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota where she worked as a clinical professor for 15 years. She is an author of more than 30 veterinary journal articles, book chapters, and authored a book entitled “Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care: Case Studies in Client Communication, Morbidity and Mortality”. Dr. Powell is a national and international speaker on all things emergency and critical care! She is currently a Manager of Telehealth and ER development and an associate critical care clinician at BluePearl Veterinary Partners. Her clinical interests include cardiopulmonary disease, high flow oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation, and innovative clinical teaching methods.
Presentation Synopsis
1. ECC Year in Review
2. You've Got Rhythm! Arrhythmias in the ICU
3. Fluid Prescriptions - Water Water Everywhere!
4. Have a Heart! Cardiac Emergency Cases
5. Anemia in the ER - Case Presentations and Transfusion Guidance
6. We Need You STAT! Cases that Commonly Present to the ER
7. Your Dog Ate What?? Common Toxicities
Emergency Critical Care
Lenore Bacek DVM, DACVECC
Dr. Lenore Bacek is Vice President of Clinical Affairs at BluePearl Pet Hospitals, where she leads national initiatives focused on medical excellence, training, and quality improvement across emergency and specialty practices. She oversees programs spanning emergency clinician development, internships and residencies, blood banking, and clinical research.
She is a frequent national and international speaker, delivering case-based lectures on emergency and critical care topics as well as leadership and training initiatives within veterinary medicine. She is passionate about mentorship, building high-performing medical teams, and advancing standards of care across the profession.
Outside of work, she enjoys travel, strength training, and exploring new restaurants and wine destinations with her husband, and spending time with their pets.
Presentation Synopsis
1. Triage of the Trauma Patient
2. Endocrine Emergencies, including ketoacidosis and hypoadrenocorticism
3. A Case-Based Approach to Bleeding Disorders
4. Your dog ate what? Management of Toxicities
5. Multimodal Pain Management in the ICU
6. Acute Abdomen - is surgery warranted?
7. Monitoring of the Critical Care Patient with Kirby's rules
8. Dealing with the Anorexic Patient
Vet Vacation Registration
If you haven't already registered for your vet vacation, take a moment to register for your vet vacation now. Registration for the continuing education is separate from your hotel reservation.